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India to buy over 160,000 guns for border troops
09:54 AM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayIndia will buy more than 160,000 guns worth $553 million for troops on its disputed, high-altitude borders, the defence ministry said on Tuesday...
Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown
09:04 AM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayActivist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar's military in the notorious Insein prison, where he endured beatings and other cruelty for his efforts to bring democracy. "The military government was so brutal for many years," he said of the former junta...
AL names Atiqul as mayoral candidate for DNCC
09:53 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe Awami League has nominated Md Atiqul Islam, former president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), as mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation by-election.
JS passes Bank Company (Amendment) Bill, 2018
09:25 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe Jatiya Sangsad today passed the "Bank Company (Amendment) Bill, 2018" with a view to...
All three teams equal contested: Mathews
08:02 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdaySri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews said there is no scope of self complacency against...
Team’s have many substitute: Halsall
07:50 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayBangladesh's assistant coach Richard Halsall said the team has many substitute players and...
50 including Ivy injured as rival groups clash in N’ganj
06:46 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayAt least fifty people, including Narayanganj City the mayor Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy were injured on Tuesday in a clash between two rivals groups of Ivy Rahman and Shamim Osman in Narayanganj city.They locked into clash at 5pm when the supporters of Shamim ...
Eminent singer Shammi Akhtar no more
06:39 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayEminent singer Shammi Akhtar passed away on the way to a city hospital this afternoon. The 62-year old singer breathed her last around 4pm on the way to BIRDEM Hospital, family sources said.
SC accepts state appeal against HC verdict on mobile court
05:15 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today accepted three leave to appeal petitions filed by the state...
New Zealand beat Pakistan in fourth ODI
05:08 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayNew Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the fourth one-day international in Hamilton on...
ECNEC approves 14 projects worth Taka 18,483cr
05:06 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of 14 projects involving Taka 18,482.92 crore. The approval was made at the 15th ECNEC...
2 writ petitions filed seeking stay order on DNCC by-polls
03:55 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayTwo voters of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) filed two writ petitions on Tuesday with the High Court seeking stay order on the upcoming DNCC mayoral by-polls. A joint High Court bench of Justice Naima Haydar and Justice Zafar...
Ebtedayee madrasa teachers call off hunger strike
03:42 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe Ebtedayee madrasa teachers, who went on hunger strike demanding nationalisation of all...
Over 1 lakh students still missing school in Rakhine
02:54 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayOver 105,000 students have failed to resume their educations after 303 schools were re-opened gradually since mid-October in northern Rakhine, according to Rakhine State Education Office data for December 2017...
Recruitment tests of 8 banks cancelled
01:29 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayAn examination for appointing senior officers to eight bank and financial institutions has been cancelled on Tuesday over allegations of gross mismanagement and irregularities in the exam.The Bankers’ Selection Committee (BSC) took the decision in an emergency meeting...
Bangladesh, Myanmar to implement Rohingya return deal in 2 yrs
01:06 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe first meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on the return of the displaced Rohingyas from Rakhine State was held on 15 and 16 January in Nay Pyi Taw. Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque led the Bangladesh delegation while Permanent Secretary Myint Thu led the Myanmar side...
Ronaldo wants Man U return as he feels ‘cheated’ at Real
12:33 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayCristiano Ronaldo wants to return to Manchester United after feeling cheated over a broken promises of new terms at Real Madrid...
Hrithik Roshan is the most handsome actor in the world
12:11 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe New Year has begun with a bang for Indian actor Hrithik Roshan as he bags the title of 'The most handsome actor in the World 2018.' Beating international hunks like Robert Pattison, Chris Evans to name a few, Hrithik is ruling this recent list.
Tabith gets BNP’s ticket to run for DNCC mayor
12:06 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayBNP has nominated Tabith Mohammed Awal as its mayoral candidate for contesting the by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)...
At least 20 dead as clashes shut airport in Libyan capital
11:46 AM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayFierce clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, killing at least 20 people, shutting the airport, and damaging planes...